"Comrade Joseph, Caucasian Front Army have completed their formation. They have been accumulating combat materials during this period of time. As long as you give the order, Caucasian Front Army can launch an attack!" Shaposhnikov said.
Joseph nodded. "Comrades, Middle East Persian Gulf is the most important oil producing area for the Germany people. As long as we can capture Persian Gulf, we will destroy those oil wells no matter what. Without Persian Gulf oil, the powerful war machine of the Germany people will not be able to operate. Their tanks and aircraft will become a pile of scrap metal. We will easily defeat them!"
Indeed, if the Russian army can really occupy Persian Gulf, it will have a great impact on the war of Germany. Although Germany has oil fields in Romania and Libya, with the development of the economy, Germany and the entire Europe consume more and more oil. Coupled with the progress of the war, the consumption of oil has further expanded. The oil fields of Libya and Romania alone cannot meet the oil demand of Germany. At that time, oil consumption will even have to be restricted and priority will be given to ensuring supply to the army. But if that's true, it will definitely arouse public resentment. Therefore, the Russian army's attack on Persian Gulf will pose a great threat to Germany.
However, Germany is not defenseless at all. Although Germany does not station troops in Persian Gulf, the local army is responsible for the security there. However, Republic of Turkey has long expressed its position to Germany that once war breaks out, their army will be prepared to defend against Caucasus's Russian army.
Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Turkish Army is limited, and it is difficult to say whether it can withstand the Russian attack. However, as long as they can delay the Russian army's actions, that will be enough. Germany will quickly send troops to land on Persian Gulf to protect the oil fields there.
Kingdom of Kuwait As Protectorate of Germany and the most important oil export port, the port facilities are complete. As long as German military's transport ships and merchant ships arrive there, troops and equipment will be able to disembark soon.
When fighting against Buru, German military mobilized sixteen armies. The other four armies are deployed in South Seas and Australia. In British Isles and northern France, there is also a group army each. In addition, Germany also has two armies serving as reserves. If something happens to Persian Gulf, these two armies will quickly board the ship and transport it to Persian Gulf. With Germany's shipping capabilities, it would only take half a month for the two armies to be transported to Persian Gulf. The Turkish army should not have any big problems if it can resist the Russian army for half a month.
"Comrades, we must seize this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Germany people and let them know that the great Buru is not so easy to deal with! If we can win, we can even turn defeat into victory!" Joseph said.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph!" everyone replied.
Although, they may not think that defeating Persian Gulf will mean they can defeat Germany. However, that is at least very beneficial to Buru.
"Send Telegram to the Caucasian Front Army, and launch an attack a week later! After taking down Persian Gulf, they will be Buru's heroes!" Joseph said.
Shaposhnikov felt a shiver in his heart. He knew what Joseph meant. After winning Persian Gulf, Caucasian Front Army is the hero. If they fail to complete this task, they may become Buru's sinners. At that time, all the leaders of the Caucasian Front Army will be dealt with.
As Buru's losses on the battlefield increased, Joseph became more and more impatient. This made him become more and more strict with the generals who led the troops.
But even so, there is nothing we can do. Although Joseph is not Tsar, his current full strength is greater than Tsar. At least, Tsar does not have the power to execute ministers or generals at will. But Joseph can!
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. As the hometown of Comrade Joseph, Georgia has developed very well over the years, and it is also the place that supports Joseph the most in Buru.
Most of the Caucasian Front Army troops are stationed in the north and south of the Caucasus mountain range. Those soldiers are almost all locals here. After receiving the order to form Caucasian Front Army, Kozlov, Shamanin and Tolbukhin were preparing for the attack.
Caucasian Front Army is still very powerful, with the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th and 51st Army Corps under its command. However, the number of troops is much smaller than those of the main armies on the Western Front. 44th Army Corps was formed on the basis of 40th Infantry Corps and has jurisdiction over the 20th Mountain Infantry, 77th Division and 17th Cavalry Division as well as several other units. 45th Army Corps is formed on the basis of 23rd Infantry Corps of the Transcaucasian Military District, and has jurisdiction over 138th Mountain Infantry Division, 31st Infantry Division, 136th Division, 1st Mountain Cavalry Division, and part of the artillery force. 46th Army Corps was formed on the basis of 3rd Infantry Corps of the Transcaucasian Military District. It has jurisdiction over the 9th Mountain Infantry, 47th Division, the 4th Infantry Division, the 7th Independent Armored Train Battalion, artillery and other units. 47th Army Corps was formed on the basis of the mechanized 28th Army of the foreign Caucasus military region. It has jurisdiction over the mountain 63rd Infantry Army, 76th Division, 236th Infantry Division, the 6th Tank, 54th Division, artillery and other units. 51st Army Corps is a newly formed unit, consisting of 9th Infantry Corps, Infantry 271st, 276th Division, Cavalry 40th, 42nd and 48th Division, as well as several other units.
Among these group armies, the one with the strongest strength is undoubtedly 51st Army Corps. But the one with the most powerful attack power is 47th Army Corps. The two tank divisions have a lot of tanks. In battle, it undoubtedly has strong assault power.
On October 24, Caucasus Front Commander Lieutenant General Kozlov convened generals from all subordinate group armies and divisions and above to hold a combat meeting.
All the generals present at the meeting looked serious. They all know that this means that after the Caucasian Front Army is formed, it will launch an attack. Although the direction of their attack is Persian Gulf, the first people to deal with will be Turks and the local indigenous army. But these generals are also worried about whether they will fight against the Germany people later. Turks and other indigenous troops, they don't care. However, Germany people are different. The Germany people were on the Buru battlefield, but the main forces they fought were retreating steadily. And can their Caucasian Front Army, which has a large number of new recruits, be able to defeat the Germany people? That's obviously unlikely.